Words Can’t Adequately Express How I Feel

Written by tbirdonawire on April 27th, 2007

Andrew would have been 13 on Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Would have been, because he died March 24, 1995 at the age of 11 months.

While Andrew was with us, he had a nurse named Sarah that stayed with him while we worked. Sarah had a son named Eli. We heard a lot about Eli while Andrew was in Sarah’s care. Eli was the light of Sarah’s life. He was a teenager at the time.

When Andrew died, Sarah was there for us as well. She could not imagine what it was like to lose a child. Today, I opened the paper to the obituaries, which I do every day, only to find Eli’s obituary there. My mouth hit the floor and tears welled up in my eyes. Eli was only 29 and died unexpectedly. He died on Andrew’s 13th birthday. Although it’s been 12 years for us, it seems like only yesterday Sarah and I talked about our sons.

My heart and prayers are with Sarah and her family today. Words just cannot express my feelings….